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Kanji Detail for 菌 - "bacteria, fungus, germ"
菌
- Meaning
菌 means "bacteria, fungus, germ."
Bacteria - Microscopic organisms.
Fungus - Mushrooms and related organisms.
Germ - A microorganism causing disease.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
germ; fungus; bacteria
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
mushroom; germ, microbe
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
germ; bacteria; fungus; mold; Taiwan pr. [jun4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
mushroom; bacteria, germ, microbe
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A type of cryptogamic plant. Shaped like an umbrella. Has a cap and stalk. Grows on mountains, in forest shade, and on dead wood. Many varieties. Has yellow, white, purple, brown and other colors. Non-poisonous ones are edible. | Microscopic plants. Those parasitic on rotting matter are called 黴菌 (mold). Those parasitic on filth and decay or on humans and animals are called 細菌 (bacteria).
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
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- Strokes
- Radical
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